Loonie drops half a cent as TSX makes modest gains

The December gold contract fell $3.80 to $1,325.90 (U.S.) an ounce and September copper contracts were just under $2.08 (U.S.) a pound, little-changed from the previous close.

On the TSX, the materials group, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, lost 2.9 per cent.

Oil prices were also volatile following a report that showed higher than expected US inventories of crude and gasoline.

The October crude contract was down US$1.37 at US$46.73 per barrel in late morning trading.

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The good news is, people with this variant do not require as much coffee to feel the effects of caffeine. They found mutations in a gene that correlate very well with how much coffee a person drinks.

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He said that the Sultanate Council was building a community of tolerance for peace, progress and political stability in Nigeria . It's also risky , " Kerry said. "Fear instilled through repression invites not confidence but contempt, it creates terrorists".

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Michele May, a native of Slatington who lives in Levittown, Bucks County said initially that she disagreed with the idea. Pence will speak in Charlotte to a private gathering of Republican leaders. "Well, that's Donald Trump ", he said.

She credited her husband, Patrick Lemieux, and Kiwi coach Jamie Turner, saying, "It's as much their medal as it is mine". Despite only being three years into her career, she was considered a medal contender at the London Olympics in 2012.

Demand for clothing and household items in recent years has been markedly softer than during past economic recoveries. The company updated its EPS forecast for the full year sending the stock higher in the pre-market on Thursday.

Singer Frank Ocean has released a new visual album titled Endless , a precursor to his proper follow-up to 2012's Channel Orange. The record featured the hit song "Thinkin bout You" and earned him two Grammy Awards, including best urban contemporary album.

A confrontation between American and Syrian fighter jets was narrowly avoided on Thursday, the USA military says. De Mistura called the evacuations, which are not common from besieged areas in Syria , a "positive step".

The two have said their work wasn't the type that required registration, according to AP, which said they declined to comment. Trump on Wednesday announced a staff overhaul at his campaign's highest levels, the second shake-up in the past two months.

Lewis started six games for the Patriots last season, providing help in both the backfield and as a receiver. Curran also reported that quarterback Tom Brady has been excused from practices Sunday and Monday.

Locals couldn't stop talking about the Hip either. "By the sounds of it, this is where the real party is going to be", he said. Coverage begins at 8PM on Saturday with Rich Terfry spinning Tragically Hip tunes based on a listener's poll.

Well before the discovery of Proxima b , exoplanet hunters were increasingly interested in red dwarf stars like Proxima Centauri . This pattern of changing velocities repeats with a period of 11.2 days, meaning that is how long it takes to orbit its sun.

For now, though, Spain is going to celebrate winning both a medal and being part of one of the best basketball games in Rio. His cause was aided when Australia's Andrew Bogut fouled out with just under eight minutes remaining in the third quarter .

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The S&P 500 is also flat at the time of writing, a sign that markets are awaiting guidance from Yellen's speech. Japan's Nikkei .N225 went the other way and eased 0.6 percent as the yen ground higher on the dollar.

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However, Trump struggles with college graduates, and more than a third of New Hampshire voters graduated from college. Ayotte will over-perform Donald Trump, but it's a question of whether she will do what she needs to do to survive".